transcranial en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trans-bor. English trans- English cranial English transcranial From trans- + cranial.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Passing through the cranium.
The effects of transcranial direct current stimulation are modified when combined with medication and other neurostimulation techniques, such as repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation.
2014, Mark I Johnson, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation:The field of brain stimulation is in its infancy, though preliminary studies have shown that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), which uses direct electrical currents to stimulate specific parts of the brain, can help with depression, anxiety and chronic pain but can also cause burns on the skin.
2016 November 25, Olivia Solon, The Guardian:transcranial radiography
transcranial magnetic stimulation
transcranial brain stimulation
Deriveds
transcranially · transcranial direct current stimulation · transcranial Doppler
Translations (1)
cs transkraniální (passing through the cranium)